# Learn French B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132.md RSS feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0 Official site: https://linguawire.com/french Author: LinguaWire Episodes: 156 ## Resource Learn French with real news, every morning. Daily episodes in clear French at B1 and above, spoken more slowly than everyday speech, with a free full transcript and English translation for every line. Read today's transcript: https://linguawire.com/learn/french WHAT YOU GET A new episode every morning. Two real stories from the day's news, at a steadier pace than native conversation, with the vocabulary the news actually uses. Every episode has its own page with the full French transcript, the English translation beside it, the day's vocabulary, one grammar point and a short quiz. No account needed to read. WHY NEWS WORKS BETTER THAN EXERCISES You already know what happened today. That means your attention goes to the French instead of to the story. At this level that is what moves you from understanding lessons to understanding real reporting. WHO B1+ IS FOR You can hold a conversation and you want the vocabulary that real reporting uses. The pace here is still slower than everyday speech, so speed never gets in the way of the words. This is the level where most learners stall, and daily contact with real news is the thing that gets them through it. NOT SURE THIS IS YOUR LEVEL? A… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132.md ## Episodes - [B1 French News | Jaguar Land Rover Faces Thousands of Job Cuts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-jaguar-land-rover-faces-thousands-of-job-cuts) — 2026-09-06T04:10:37+00:00 - [B1 French News | Did the US Strike Kill a Wedding Party?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-did-the-us-strike-kill-a-wedding-party) — 2026-09-05T08:41:48+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can ChargePoint Keep Its 70% Surge Going?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-chargepoint-keep-its-70-surge-going) — 2026-09-04T08:06:27+00:00 - [B1 French News | China's Emissions Fall as Oil Use Drops](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-china-s-emissions-fall-as-oil-use-drops) — 2026-09-03T01:33:07+00:00 - [B1 French News | Will the U.S. Win Support Against Iran?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-will-the-u-s-win-support-against-iran) — 2026-09-02T01:26:29+00:00 - [B1 French News | Messi Ends His Argentina Career](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-messi-ends-his-argentina-career) — 2026-09-01T01:26:26+00:00 - [B1 French News | Why Ollie Watkins's Villa Exit Feels So Sudden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-why-ollie-watkins-s-villa-exit-feels-so-sudden) — 2026-08-31T01:30:10+00:00 - [B1 French News | Pirates Die in Ship Rescue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-pirates-die-in-ship-rescue) — 2026-08-30T01:20:44+00:00 - [B1 French News | Venezuelan Father Sent Far From His Family](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-venezuelan-father-sent-far-from-his-family) — 2026-08-29T06:50:19+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can AI Defenses Stop a Cyberattack Surge?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-ai-defenses-stop-a-cyberattack-surge) — 2026-08-28T06:03:12+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can This New Pill Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer) — 2026-08-27T10:57:42+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can This New Pill Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-this-new-pill-help-pancreatic-cancer-patients-live-longer-2) — 2026-08-27T08:52:43+00:00 - [B1 French News | Robots Break Records and Catch Fire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-robots-break-records-and-catch-fire) — 2026-08-26T03:23:27+00:00 - [B1 French News | Why the US Just Reversed a Syria Terror Label](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-why-the-us-just-reversed-a-syria-terror-label) — 2026-08-25T03:17:42+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can Kenya's AI Boom Leave Naivasha Short of Water?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-kenya-s-ai-boom-leave-naivasha-short-of-water) — 2026-08-24T03:20:47+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can Coca-Cola Win the Custom Drink Race?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-coca-cola-win-the-custom-drink-race) — 2026-08-23T03:20:46+00:00 - [B1 French News | Panama Canal Limits Ships as El Niño Tightens Water Supply](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-panama-canal-limits-ships-as-el-ni-o-tightens-water-supply) — 2026-08-22T03:07:44+00:00 - [B1 French News | RoboStore Makes Robots in the US After Ban](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-robostore-makes-robots-in-the-us-after-ban) — 2026-08-21T03:19:15+00:00 - [B1 French News | NASA's Swift Observatory Faces a Failed Rescue](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-nasa-s-swift-observatory-faces-a-failed-rescue) — 2026-08-20T03:05:52+00:00 - [B1 French News | At Least 30 Children May Have the Wrong Donors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-at-least-30-children-may-have-the-wrong-donors) — 2026-08-19T03:04:48+00:00 - [B1 French News | Cialis Faces Longevity Hype](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-cialis-faces-longevity-hype) — 2026-08-18T03:16:14+00:00 - [B1 French News | Can Salamina Survive the Twin Fires?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-can-salamina-survive-the-twin-fires) — 2026-08-17T03:07:18+00:00 - [B1 French News | Why Are Secondhand Books Selling in Bulk?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-why-are-secondhand-books-selling-in-bulk) — 2026-08-16T03:16:21+00:00 - [B1 French News | How China Got Around Trump's Tariffs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-how-china-got-around-trump-s-tariffs) — 2026-08-15T03:09:34+00:00 - [B1 French News | Romania's Only Nuclear Plant Shuts After Danube Drops](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-romania-s-only-nuclear-plant-shuts-after-danube-drops) — 2026-08-14T03:59:22+00:00 - [B1 French News | Japan Faces More Than 100 Aftershocks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-japan-faces-more-than-100-aftershocks) — 2026-07-30T04:10:16+00:00 - [B1 French News | Ecuador Police Fight Back Against Los Aguilas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-ecuador-police-fight-back-against-los-aguilas) — 2026-07-29T04:25:13+00:00 - [B1 French News | Bordeaux Wildfire Forces 300,000 to Flee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-bordeaux-wildfire-forces-300-000-to-flee) — 2026-07-28T04:19:31+00:00 - [B1 French News | Luke Littler Smashes Taylor's Record Again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-luke-littler-smashes-taylor-s-record-again) — 2026-07-27T04:48:12+00:00 - [B1 French News | How a Prison Record Label Made Mini Stars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-how-a-prison-record-label-made-mini-stars) — 2026-07-26T04:41:06+00:00 - [B1 French News | Elon Musk Says to Enjoy the AI Ride](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-elon-musk-says-to-enjoy-the-ai-ride) — 2026-07-24T04:24:15+00:00 - [B1 French News | Google's AI Spending Pushes Cash Flow Negative](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-google-s-ai-spending-pushes-cash-flow-negative) — 2026-07-23T04:20:24+00:00 - [B1 French News | France Bans Social Media for Under-15s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-france-bans-social-media-for-under-15s) — 2026-07-22T04:21:43+00:00 - [B1 French News | US Strikes Iran Again as Tensions Rise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-us-strikes-iran-again-as-tensions-rise) — 2026-07-21T04:24:54+00:00 - [B1 French News | Ferry Sinks Off Guyana Coast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-ferry-sinks-off-guyana-coast) — 2026-07-20T04:46:29+00:00 - [B1 French News | Six Tourist Deaths Leave Laos Without Answers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-six-tourist-deaths-leave-laos-without-answers) — 2026-07-19T04:29:26+00:00 - [B1 French News | Trump Threatens Canada Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-trump-threatens-canada-tariffs-over-wildfire-smoke) — 2026-07-18T04:07:22+00:00 - [B1 French News | Fifa Weighs Action Over Falklands Banner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-fifa-weighs-action-over-falklands-banner) — 2026-07-17T04:21:20+00:00 - [B1 French News | Italy's Delivery Riders Strike in 40C Heat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-italy-s-delivery-riders-strike-in-40c-heat) — 2026-07-16T04:20:49+00:00 - [B1 French News | Seven Britons Die in Spain Wildfires](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-seven-britons-die-in-spain-wildfires) — 2026-07-15T04:13:33+00:00 - [B1 French News | Killed in Bangkok Bar Fire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-killed-in-bangkok-bar-fire) — 2026-07-14T04:12:13+00:00 - [B1 French News | Hectares Burn as Fire Near Paris Spreads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-hectares-burn-as-fire-near-paris-spreads) — 2026-07-13T04:40:29+00:00 - [B1 French News | Freed After Nigeria's Rescue Operation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-freed-after-nigeria-s-rescue-operation) — 2026-07-12T04:33:47+00:00 - [B1 French News | Inside South Korea's 30-hour Dating Retreat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-inside-south-korea-s-30-hour-dating-retreat) — 2026-07-11T09:48:45+00:00 - [B1 French News | Spain Wildfire Leaves 11 Dead and 19 Missing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-spain-wildfire-leaves-11-dead-and-19-missing) — 2026-07-10T08:02:07+00:00 - [B1 French News | Will Ukraine Make Its Own Patriot Missiles?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-will-ukraine-make-its-own-patriot-missiles) — 2026-07-09T04:57:15+00:00 - [B1 French News | Nato Allies Back £37bn Missile Project](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-nato-allies-back-37bn-missile-project) — 2026-07-08T15:42:15+00:00 - [B1 French News | Zelensky Pushes NATO for Air Defence After Strikes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-zelensky-pushes-nato-for-air-defence-after-strikes) — 2026-07-07T08:55:22+00:00 - [B1 French News | Cape Verde Celebrates Historic World Cup Run](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-cape-verde-celebrates-historic-world-cup-run) — 2026-07-06T05:51:05+00:00 - [B1 French News | France's Heatwave Deaths Sound Europe's Alarm](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learn-french-b1-with-news-french-listening-practice-7793132/b1-french-news-france-s-heatwave-deaths-sound-europe-s-alarm) — 2026-07-05T05:33:46+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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